2017 Alfalfa and Forage Field Day

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Wed, Sep 20, 2017 @ 7:30am - 12:00pm

  • When?
    September 20, 2017
  • Where?
    Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center; 9240 South Riverbend Avenue; Parlier, CA 93648

 

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7:30 AM Registration 
8:00TRAM LEAVES FOR FIELD TOUR 
 Alfalfa Varieties for Pest and Disease Management (Handout)Shannon Mueller, Agronomy Advisor and County Director, UCCE Fresno
 Remote Sensing in Sorghum to Phenotype Drought Stress (Handout)Jeffery Dahlberg, Director at Kearney Agriculture Research & Extension Center
 Sub-Surface Drip Irrigation Alfalfa Management (Handout)Daniel Putnam CE Agronomy & Forage Specialist, UC Davis
9:15TRAM Returns 
9:20Managing Weeds in Agronomic Crop Rotations (Slides)Kurt Hembree, Weed Management Farm Advisor, UCCE Fresno
9:40Alfalfa Weevil Management (Slides)Rachael Long, CE Agronomy & Pest Management Advisor, UCCE Sacramento, Solano, & Yolo Counties
10:00Managing Sugarcane Aphid in Forage Sorghum (Slides)Nicholas Clark, CE Agronomic Cropping Systems & Nutrient Mgmt. Advisor, UCCE Kings, Tulare, & Fresno Counties
10:20Irrigation & Nitrogen Fertility Management in Forage Sorghum & Corn (Slides)Robert Hutmacher, CE Specialist, UC Davis, & Director of West Side Research & Extension Cener
10:40Break 
11:00Irrigation Systems and Salinity Management in Forage Production (Slides)Daniel Munk, CE Agronomy & Irrigation Advisor, UCCE Fresno
11:20Low Lignin Alfalfa & GMO vs. Conventional Varieties for Export (Slides)Dan Putnam, UC Davis
11:40Optimizing Surface Irrigation in High Flow Systems Marsha Campbell-Matthews, CE Agronomy Advisor Emeritus, UCCE Stanislaus
12:00 PM Lunch